Auckland Islands Shag vs Little Cormorant

Leucocarbo colensoi comparado com Microcarbo niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Auckland Islands Shag Little Cormorant
Nome científico Leucocarbo colensoi Microcarbo niger
Ordem Suliformes Suliformes
Família Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 54,7 cm (21.5 in) 39,3 cm (15.5 in)
Peso 2000,0 g (70.55 oz) 442,5 g (15.61 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 3 2-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Auckland Islands Shag only

Nenhum

Little Cormorant only

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Auckland Islands Shag

Least Concern

Little Cormorant

About These Birds

Auckland Islands Shag

63 cm. Black and white; orange caruncles. Endemic to Auckland Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Vulnerable; total population estimated at only a few thousand. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in surrounding cold ocean waters. Non-migratory; restricted to the island group.

Little Cormorant

50–55 cm. Small; all dark glossy black; orange facial skin; short crest in breeding. Widespread across South and Southeast Asia in freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Feeds on small fish. Commonly seen perched with wings outstretched drying plumage.

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